295 Dead In Kerala Landslides, 40 Rescue Teams Resume Search Ops

A Defence source said Columns with dog squads commenced search operations at 7 am. Search operations were planned based on local interest.

Braving rains and adverse terrain, 40 teams of rescuers resumed search operations in landslide-hit Wayanad district on the fourth day on Friday, officials said.

The search and rescue operations that got underway early morning received an impetus due to the completion of the 190-foot-long Bailey bridge that will enable the movement of heavy machinery, including excavators, and ambulances to the worst-affected Mundakkai and Chooralmala hamlets, they said.

A Defence source said Columns with dog squads commenced search operations at 7 am. Search operations were planned based on local interest.